เลีย

See also: เลย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lwiəᴬ (“to lick”). Cognate with Lao ເລຍ (līa), Northern Thai ᩃ᩠ᨿᩮ, Lü ᦵᦟ (le), Tai Dam ꪩꪸ, Shan လေး (lée), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥰ (lë), Ahom 𑜎𑜦 (le), Zhuang riz, Nong Zhuang laix.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เลีย e l ī y
Romanization	Paiboon	liia
	Royal Institute	lia
(standard) IPA^(key)		/lia̯˧/^(R)

Verb

เลีย • (liia) (abstract noun การเลีย)

to lick.
(used of a fire, flame, sunlight, etc) to affect or attack as if licking.
(sarcastic, sometimes offensive, originating from the behavior of a dog that licks its owner) to fawn.

Derived terms

เล่นกับหมาหมาเลียปาก (lên-gàp-mǎa-mǎa-liia-bpàak)

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